ACTOR · FROM CLEVELAND, USA
Burgess Meredith
1907–1997184 credits since 1935
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ABOUT BURGESS
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born16 November 1907
Died9 September 1997
BirthplaceCleveland, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora95 of 177 titles
Known for
The titles people know Burgess from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 95
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1935
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
The 2000s
1 title · IMDb 7.1 on average
Movieas Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
The 1990s
15 titles · IMDb 6.1 on averageMovieas Grandpa Gustafson
Movieas Old Man (uncredited)
Movieas Barney
Movieas Fein
Movieas The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Movieas Grandpa Gustafson
as Guest
Lincoln
Not on Cineoraas Winfield Scott (voice)
The 1980s
28 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Narrator (voice)
Movieas The General
Movieas Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movieas Don's Dad
Seriesas Judge Cully · 3 episodes
Movieas Don Learo
as Mad Tom
The 1970s
43 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Movieas Mickey Goldmill
Movieas Ben Greene
as Jack Stutz
Movieas Puff (voice)
Movieas Mr. Hennessey
as William Blackstone
Movieas Prof. Waldo Cunningham
The 1960s
38 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Lucius / Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
Seriesas Harrison Merriweather · 1 episode
Series1 episode
Movieas Ramsey Williams
The Father
Not on Cineoraas Captain Ned
Movieas The Storekeeper
Movieas The Warden
The 1950s
16 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average
Seriesas Henry Bemis · 1 episode
Seriesas Owney Duggan · 1 episode
Seriesas Tom Gwynn · 1 episode
Seriesas Duncan Kleist · 1 episode
as Narrator
The Kidnappers
Not on Cineoraas Louis Halliburton
Movieas Narrator (voice)
as Ramskill · 1 episode
The 1940s
26 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Dick
Movieas Joseph Heurtin
as Narrator · 1 episode
Movieas Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
Seriesas Gulley Jimson · 1 episode
1 episode
Movieas Oliver M. Pease
The 1930s
6 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas George Milton
Movieas Quillary
as The Lippencott
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Movieas Mio Romagna
Movieas Flop House Bum
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Burgess’s titles.
Sylvester StalloneRocky, Rocky II and 4 more
Burt YoungRocky, Rocky II and 4 more
Otto PremingerDirector · In Harm's Way, Advise & Consent and 4 more
Bill ContiRocky, Rocky II and 4 more
Talia ShireRocky, Rocky II and 3 more
Tony BurtonRocky II, Rocky Balboa and 3 more
Carl WeathersRocky, Rocky II and 2 more
Henry FondaAdvise & Consent, There Was a Crooked Man... and 2 more
